It's hard work to win this as white!

At first look it seems like a fairly easy puzzle but the more you look at it it becomes more and more complex. The final win for white is really worth the wait, I can promise you that!
This study was composed by Vladimir Korolkov in 1951.
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[@BlckJack123]

My compliments to the composer of this puzzle. To come up with such a difficult but clever puzzle must take a lot of work.

[@alexpotts6520]

This one is crazy

[@RamKumar-gy9nb]

Excellent combination and tactics. Thank you very much. You are just brilliant as always.

[@user-zm1lx9uq9s]

Love your videos!! 😊

[@giovannicorno1247]

Really beatiful the last mate with only knight and bishop on the board!

[@jsmariani4180]

And who said you couldn't checkmate with only a knight against a bishop?!

[@nickcellino1503]

Such a beautiful puzzle. When I first glanced at it, I never recognized that so many beautiful moves and sacrifices would be required to win it.

[@pierrefraisse8610]

Really nice!.

[@petersiegfriedkrug]

World famous chess study. A study by Korolkov. Great study, but I know it since I was 12 years old.

[@shyamsundardharmadhikari4010]

At 12:14 black can play rook to g6 check and sacrifice the rook then white will take King x g6 then black will follow up by Bishop x f5 and then black king can cover the pawn promotion square? You have not covered this line?

[@Chess-strategy]

Thanks for pointing this out, it's a very interesting sideline. White still wins this because after Bxf5+ white doesn't take the bishop back. Instead he plays Kf6! The black king is still blocked out and the pawn will promote next move.

[@nickcellino1503]

White does not capture the Bishop. He plays Bf6 and queens on the next move.

[@Ulrich_He_Kanal]

great!!

[@donj2222]

Keep the King out of the corner!

[@broniuszibaitis7246]

Very good

[@ralkadde]

Thanks for presenting this!
11:43 "Now he can put it (the rook) on f8". This is not that correct, as Ng6+ will win the rook and the game.

[@chiefgitsu]

this is easy, just play against Martin...

[@MichaelHarrisIreland]

Could you find something harder, lol.